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JTS Torah Commentary

The Large Significance of the Littlest Letter: Shelah Lekha 5784

25 JUN 2024 · The JTS Commentary for Shelah Lekha by Dr. Malka Strasberg Edinger (Kekst Graduate School ’24) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Played 7m 9s
The Journey: Beha'alotekha 5784

20 JUN 2024 · The JTS Commentary for Beha'alotekha by Rabbi Jan Uhrbach, Director of the Block / Kolker Center for Spiritual Arts, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5. This episode previously aired in 2020.

Played 9m 47s
What Blessings Do You Need Now?: Naso 5784

10 JUN 2024 · The JTS Commentary for Bemidbar by Rabbi Andrea Merow (List College ’92, Rabbinical School ’97), The Jewish Center (Princeton, NJ) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Played 8m 16s
Becoming Like the Wilderness: Bemidbar 5784

4 JUN 2024 · The JTS Commentary for Bemidbar by Dr Eitan Fishbane, Professor of Jewish Thought, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5. This episode previously aired in 2017.

Played 11m 24s
The Terrifying Third Aliyah of Behukkotai: Behukkotai 5784

28 MAY 2024 · The JTS Commentary for Behukkotai by Rabbi Marcus Mordecai Schwartz, Henry R. and Miriam Ripps Schnitzer Librarian for Special Collections and Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Played 7m 12s
What Can a Bird and a Seed Teach Us About Shemitah?: Behar 5782

21 MAY 2024 · The JTS Commentary for Behar by Rabbi Yael Hammerman (LC ’07 RS/DS ’14) Associate Rabbi, Ansche Chesed (New York, NY) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Played 10m 13s
Are We Just Speaking, or Truly Communicating?: Emor 5784

14 MAY 2024 · The JTS Commentary for Emor by Loraine Enlow, Doctoral Candidate in Bible, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Played 8m 9s
Who among Us Is Holy?: Kedoshim 5784

8 MAY 2024 · The JTS Commentary for Kedoshim by Rabbi Talia Kaplan (RS ’24), Assistant Rabbi , Congregation Beth Shalom (Overland Park, KS) Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Played 9m 18s
What Do the Dead Know?: Aharai Mot 5784

1 MAY 2024 · The JTS Commentary for Aharei Mot 5784 by Dr. Jonathan Boyarin, Mann Professor of Modern Jewish Studies, Cornell University and Adjunct Professor, JTS Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Played 9m 5s
Living at the Frontier: Pesah 5784

25 APR 2024 · The JTS Commentary for Tetzavveh by Rabbi Lauren Henderson (RS '16), Congregation Or Hadash This commentary was originally broadcast in 2016. Music provided by JJReinhold / Pond5.

Played 6m 37s